The food was poor and the place to live was even worse. The cave was extremely humid. At night, the temperature in the cave would drop. The cold made Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang shiver. This is not the most important thing. There are many bugs in the cave.
, when they sleep at night, these bugs will come out to cause trouble, making Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang unable to sleep peacefully.
pain!
too painful!
If this kind of painful life lasts for ten years, Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang will really go crazy.
"Buzz buzz..."
The long-awaited phone finally rang.
Ma Xiaoyao hurriedly answered the phone: "Hello..."
"Xiaoyao, how have you been these past few days?" Tang Mingchuan's slightly tired voice came from the mobile phone.
"What a fart! I'm going crazy!" Ma Xiaoyao said angrily: "Old Tang, let me tell you, Da Zhuang and I were locked up in a cave. It was dark and humid here with no sunlight.
And there are so many bugs that we can’t sleep well at night, and the food we eat every day is extremely rough... In short, Da Zhuang and I really can’t stand it anymore, and we will go crazy sooner or later if we stay here any longer... Old Tang,
How are you doing over there? When are you going to rescue us?"
"..." There was silence on the other end of the phone.
"You have to speak." Ma Xiaoyao urged.
"Alas..." Tang Mingchuan let out a long sigh: "Xiaoyao, I'm afraid I've let you down..."
"Disappointed?" Ma Xiaoyao raised his eyebrows and became a little nervous: "What do you mean?"
"After I received your call a few days ago, I began to think of ways to save you, but... the superior leader personally issued an order, telling me not to interfere with the affairs of the Shaolin Temple." Tang Mingchuan said bitterly: "I ran around... asking for help.
Relationships, looking for friends, looking for leaders... they all refused to help... I... I really have no choice..."
Ma Xiaoyao's face twitched fiercely: "Old Tang, please don't make fun of me at this time? I won't be able to bear it!"
"I'm not kidding, everything I said is true." Tang Mingchuan said with a bitter smile: "I wasn't very clear before... Now I finally understand one thing..." At this point, Tang Mingchuan paused: "Shaolin Temple
His background is very deep, very deep! I can’t shake it with my current status.”
"This...even if the Shaolin Temple has a background, they can't detain me and Da Zhuang without permission!" Ma Xiaoyao said angrily.
"...The superior leaders have said that you are indeed in the wrong this time, and it is reasonable for Shaolin Temple to punish you." Tang Mingchuan said in a deep voice.
"Damn! Which leader is so inhumane!" Ma Xiaoyao cursed.
"I can't tell you who it is specifically. I can only say... This leader has a very transcendent identity and his words are very weighty. There are not many people in China who dare to confront him." Tang Mingchuan said helplessly.
"So, you can't save us?" Ma Xiaoyao's heart felt cold.
"Yes, not only me, but also others are unable to save you." Tang Mingchuan said helplessly: "In this situation, you can only find a way to save yourself."
Ma Xiaoyao was silent, and he said secretly in his heart: No wonder Master Yuantian dared to detain them blatantly. It turned out that there was someone behind the Shaolin Temple, and he was also a very important figure.
what to do?
Tang Mingchuan could no longer count on anything, so he had to think of another way.
After a moment of silence, Ma Xiaoyao asked slowly: "If... I can't think of a way to save myself, then Da Zhuang and I can only stay in the Shaolin Temple for ten years?"
"Theoretically, this is the case." Tang Mingchuan said.
Ma Xiaoyao's face twitched fiercely: "I understand, I know what I should do."
"Xiaoyao, I'm sorry, I let you down." Tang Mingchuan said guiltily: "It's my fault that I can't save you and Da Zhuang."
"Don't say that." Ma Xiaoyao shook his head: "You have tried your best... It's because the background of Shaolin Temple is too deep... Forget it, I will find a way myself."
After the two chatted for a few words, they ended the call.
"What? Tang Mingchuan can't save us?" Lei Dazhuang asked.
Ma Xiaoyao nodded: "Tang Mingchuan said... Shaolin Temple's background is very deep, and there is nothing he can do..."
"Then what should we do? We can't really stay in Shaolin Temple for ten years, right?" Lei Dazhuang became anxious.
"Don't be impatient." Ma Xiaoyao waved his hand: "The car will naturally straighten when it reaches the bow of the ship. We will always find a way..."
In the next few days, Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang began to think hard about how to escape, but they couldn't think of any way.
August has entered unknowingly, and the weather is getting hotter and hotter. However, it is very refreshing inside the cave. However, the temperature begins to drop at night, and you must cover yourself with a quilt to sleep. The most annoying thing is the bugs. As the weather heats up, the inside of the cave begins to cool down.
There are more and more bugs. It is estimated that these bugs are afraid of the heat, so they hide in caves to enjoy the coolness. This will cause misfortune to Ma Xiaoyao and Lei Dazhuang.
The twelfth day is August 3rd.
Abbot Wuxiang came to the cave.
"Master Abbot!" Ma Xiaoyao hurriedly greeted him: "Are you here to let us out? I know you are kind-hearted... you are a very good person..."
"You misunderstood." Abbot Wuxiang said coldly: "I'm not here to let you out, but to find trouble with you."
"What's the matter?" Ma Xiaoyao asked with a disappointed look on his face.
"When will the compensation you mentioned arrive?" Abbot Wuxiang asked, "Because you led the Temple Killer to the Shaolin Temple, causing the death and injury of many disciples, you promised to compensate."
"Let us out...the money will arrive immediately..." Ma Xiaoyao said.
Abbot Wuxiang smiled, but it was just a sneer: "You still want to tell me the terms? You are really courageous... Listen carefully, if you pay compensation, we will detain you for ten years. If you don't pay compensation, then
We will detain you for twenty years! You can choose for yourself what happens."
"I'm not in the mood to scare you now. I'm just telling you the real situation." Abbot Wuxiang said coldly: "How you choose is your business."
Ma Xiaoyao swallowed hard: "Master Abbot, can we discuss it? I am willing to pay more compensation, can you let us out?"
"impossible!"
“What about reducing the length of detention?”
"impossible!"
"Then can you change a place for us? This cave is damp, cold, and full of bugs. It's really not a place for humans."
"impossible!"
"Master Wuxiang, how can you be so heartless! We were friends before after all!" Ma Xiaoyao became anxious.
Abbot Wuxiang glanced at Ma Xiaoyao: "Let me tell you two things. First, the friendship between us has been gone since you led the Temple Killer to Shaolin Temple. Second, you said this
The cave is not for humans... Let me tell you, my uncle, Master Yuantian, once retreated here for twenty years, and he never disliked the poor environment here."
"Master Yuantian is an expert, we are just ordinary people." Ma Xiaoyao shouted.
"When my uncle was in seclusion here, he was just an ordinary disciple with ordinary skills, but he never complained. It was this peaceful mentality that created his future glory." Abbot Wuxiang said.
.
"We are common people and cannot maintain a peaceful mind. We..." Before Ma Xiaoyao could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Abbot Wuxiang.
"I'll give you ten days. If the compensation is not paid within ten days, then we won't take it. Then you will prepare to stay in Shaolin Temple for twenty years." With a harsh word, Abbot Wuxiang turned around and left.
.
"Depend on!"
Ma Xiaoyao couldn't help but uttered a "vulgar" word, and his face began to turn green with anger.
"Brother Ma, let's break out!" Lei Dazhuang clenched his fists and said murderously.
"I want to break out too! But can we break out?" Ma Xiaoyao gritted his teeth and said angrily: "There are so many masters out there. With the skills of the two of us, we will be caught by them as soon as we show up. When the time comes, we will definitely be caught again.
It was a severe humiliation..."
"At worst, we have to fight with them!" Lei Dazhuang waved his fist fiercely: "I would rather be beaten to death than humiliated to death!"
"You're talking nonsense!" Ma Xiaoyao glared at Lei Dazhuang: "Why should you die if you can live? Also, if you die, what will your father do? Let him be alone with the white-haired man and the black-haired man.
Human life?”
"I..." Lei Dazhuang was suddenly speechless.
"Okay, go sit aside and don't disturb me." Ma Xiaoyao waved his hand: "Let me be alone and quiet." Ma Xiaoyao found a flat place to sit down, then closed his eyes and began to meditate.
Lei Dazhuang walked aside consciously and did not disturb him.
…
The mountain behind Shaolin Temple.
Master Yuantian stood on a piece of bluestone, with his hands behind his back, looking up at the distant horizon, silent.
A figure walked from a distance, seemingly not walking very fast, but in the blink of an eye he came to Master Yuantian. This man was wearing a cassock, with a ring scar on his head, and a string of Buddhist beads hanging around his neck. This man was none other than Wu.
Addressing the abbot, he bowed to Master Yuantian and saluted: "Uncle."
"Look." Master Yuantian pointed at the horizon: "Do you think that cloud looks like a Buddha statue chanting sutras?"
Abbot Wuxiang looked up: "Hey...it does look a bit similar..."
"Wuxiang, tell me...does the Western Paradise really exist in this world? Is there really a Buddha?" Master Yuantian asked.
"Um...this...disciple doesn't know either..." Abbot Wuxiang shook his head.
"As the saying goes, there is no ground. If there is no Western Paradise and no Buddha, how do the legends outside appear? Are they all made up by people? That person's fabrication ability is too powerful."
Master Yuantian said softly.
"Uncle, what's wrong with you today? Why...are you so concerned about the Western Paradise and Buddha?" Abbot Wuxiang couldn't help but ask.
